Headlines for May 4, 2022
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5YW22)
- VP Harris: Overturning Roe v. Wade Would Be "Direct Assault on Freedom"
- Legal Experts: Overturning Roe Could Lead to Ending Same-Sex Marriage & Access to Contraceptives
- Without Filibuster Reform, Democratic Efforts to Codify Abortion Rights Will Fail
- Oklahoma Governor Signs Six-Week Abortion Ban
- EU Unveils Proposal to Ban All Russian Oil Imports by End of Year
- Parts of Lviv Without Power or Water After Russian Missile Strikes
- Military in Belarus Begins Large-Scale Military Drills to Test Combat Readiness
- Biden Visits Lockheed Martin Plant to Push for Passage of $33B for Ukraine
- "NATO's Barking at Russia's Gate": Pope Francis Partially Blames West for War in Ukraine
- U.N.: 4.5 Tons of Grain Stuck in Ukraine Due to Russian Blockade
- State Department Declares WNBA Star Brittney Griner to Be "Wrongfully Detained" in Russia
- BP Records $6.2 Billion in Profits over Past Three Months
- Report: CIA Director Made Secret Trip to Saudi Arabia to Meet MBS in April
- J.D. Vance Wins GOP Senate Primary in Ohio with Help from Trump & Peter Thiel
- Philadelphia Police Officer Charged with Murder for Fatally Shooting 12-Year-Old Boy
- Ex-NYPD Officer Convicted for Assaulting D.C. Cop During Jan. 6 Insurrection
- Trump on Black Lives Matter Protesters: "Can't You Just Shoot Them?"
- Guterres Warns Africa Is Facing Triple Crisis; Calls for Military Juntas to Hand Over Power
- Report: Israel Is Holding 600 Palestinians Without Charge or Trial
- North Korea Launches Suspected Ballistic Missile
- PayPal Freezes Funds for Consortium News, An Outlet Critical of U.S. Policy on Ukraine
- Norman Mineta, 90, Dies; Helped Win Reparations for Interned Japanese Americans